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.panies and to compound, settle, arbitrate
and agree rs to accounts and demands by
and between the county and others.

paMleS ana 20 compound, settle, arbitrate
and agree aS to accounts and demands by
and between the county and others.
THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
50. Mr.. Campbell's bill newly de-
fines the boundaries Of the Fifth Judicial
district, so as to not include Kingsbury,
sDuell, Brookings and Hamlin counties,
which a subequent bill will propose to at
tach to the Fourth district, each county to
be judicial subdivision, except that Wal
worth and Campbell are united. The bill
likes the times of terms of court.
PROBATE COURTS
No. so. Mr.. Sheldon, of Hand, offers
three bills. The first authorizes judges of
probate to appoint clerks.
No. I'll That the salary of the probate
judge shall be 800 per, annum 70 each
thousand of population in the county at the
last preceding census.
No. 62. The probate Judge is to summar-
lily cause an inventory to be made of the
personal effects of person deceased. It
ceptiOns, the judge shall deem an assign
ment of same for support of the widow and
minor children-after payment of funeral
expenses, expenses of the last sickness and
liens upon the property.
THE HUGHES GRAIN WAREHOUSE BILL.
The brief abstract, in the TRIBUNE of
Thursday last, did not do Justice to council
bill No. g introduced by Mr.. Hughes. 1t
relates to matters of great interest to the
people. which prominently influenced the
choice of Legislators, ami upon which there
must be some decisive action during the
present session.
This bill d.,ignates the railroad commits
sion as the "R lilroad ami W lrehouse Com
mission" and makes it its duty to exercise
constant supervision over grain interests;
to supervise the handling, inspection and
weighing Of grain and establish and pub
Iish rules and regulations therefore; and to
investigate and correct matters of COM
plant. All grain elevators and warehouses
are declared public warehouses. The own
er, lessee or manager must procure a
license from the commission giving author
ity to carry on the business of public
warehouse according with law. The license
will be revOkable upon complaint and
proof.
The person or company receiving such
license is to give bonds of not less than
$4,000 nor more than $25,O00, for each ele-
vat)r or warehouse, Conditioned for faith
fulness as a public warehOlseman and full
compliance with the laws relating to ware
housing.
True and particular accounts of grain re-
ceipts are to be kept by the warehouse
ofeach lot. Warehouse receipts are to be
given, which shall state the quantity and
grade. No receipt shall be issued except
upon actual delivery, and no language
shall be inserted limiting or modifying the
warehouse liability. The, holder of q re-
ceipt shall be entitled to the grain within
twenty-fOur hours after demand.
The WarehouSeman shall furnish at
times fixed by the commission statement
OF the condition and management OF his
business, showing the total number of
bushels Of each kind and grade of grain
received, the amount delivered and the
amount remaining in store. The commits
sion may at any time examine his books
Inspected by the commission.
The commission, before the 1st OF Sep
tember of each year, is to establish and
publish grade for all kinds of grain, to
be known as Dakota Grades" Each
warehOuseman is to procure from the COM
mission sealed sample of each grade, to
be at all times kept in conspicuous place
in his warehouse.
The warehouseman is to publish in the
first week in September table, or sched-
ule, of rates for the storage Of
grain during the year, which rates shall
not be changed during the year and shall
apply, without discrimination, to all grain
received. The charges shall be equal and
just, and approved by the commission.
The attorney general is to be ex-officio
attorneys shall prosecute cases for the
commission. Suit may be brought on the
bonds of the warehousemen for use of any
one complaining of injury by reason of
violation of the conditions of the bond.
1t is made unlawful tn contract, agree or
combine to deliver property contrary to
the direction of the owner.
Violations of the law are to be pun
ished by revocation of license, and by fines
of not less than $100, nor more than $1,000:
and in addition the offender, at discretion
of the court, may be imprisoned for not
more than one year.
Details of the proposed act are necessa-
rily omitted here Especially as to ware
house receipt), but it can be said that its
every detail. and to have carefully guarded
against fraud. deception aud violations of
the law on the one hand, and on the other
against the law being abused to the injury
of men fairly underwriting to comply with
its wholesome provisions.
SOLDIERS HOME.
No. 63. Mr.. Mead's bill proposes to 10
cate, build and establish soldiers home,
with eighty or more acres of land, the loca-
ton to be in Hughes county, within three
miles Of the court house in Pierre. The
bill appropriates $500O0-to be provided by
an issue of territorial bonds TO purchase e
the land and build and furnish the
home.
SUBJECTS FOR DISSECTION.
No. IS. Introduced by Mr.. Collins, pro-
vides that physicians, surgeons and medi-
ical students may obtain and possess hu-
man dead bodies or parts. Sheriffs, cOrO-
ners, ETC., are required to surrender to them
the bodies which otherwise would have to
be buried at public expense. Preference is
to be given to medical schools. The recip-
tents Of the bodies are to give bonds that
they will not be taken out of the territory,
that they will be used only for anatomical
or pathological research, and that in no
case will their disposition of them outrage
public feeling.
NO STRUCK JURIEs.
No. 66. Introduced by Mr.. Grigsby, pro-
poses to repeal the section 1, chapter "a, of
the laws of '35. which provides for struck
juries in certain cases.
A GENERAL INCORPORATION LAW.
Mr.. Washabaugh proposes to re-enact